Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias (Winterland 10/19/74) (Official Live Video)

[@gratefuldead]

"When we were working on selecting the Bonus Material for the Grateful Dead Movie DVD, we looked at Jerry's long list of songs that he considered including in the original movie, and this Scarlet Begonias was one of them. It features some wonderful vocal improvisation by Donna Jean during the instrumental section at the end of the song." - David Lemieux

[@LibertyLynch]

Probably would have made the cut if Jerry didn't flub the lyrics.

[@jessestewart4612]

Stewart Jesse here dig all of the jams

[@scribblesthejuggalodenver3009]

Still waiting for that Donna Jean Godchaux, and Yoko Ono deut Christmas album?

[@George_D777]

@@LibertyLynch The band always had an idea of what they'd play for a given show, but their improvisational style, & their tendency to wander into their vast repertoire of songs (be it their own or others) on a whim... All things considered, it's a feat they were able to recall the lyrics as well as they did 😉. The music actually did sometimes "play the band", a kind of phenomenon between band & audience no other band ever took as far as they did & something that, when it occurred. could never be reproduced in recordings regardless of sound quality & the main reason most didn't care if the lyrics weren't always correct, methinks.

[@LibertyLynch]

@@George_D777 I completely agree, but I think when it came to a project like this, which Jerry poured his heart out into, me thinks he wanted to show the band to the world without any swing and misses. Thank goodness for the outtakes!!!

[@justindevoe9556]

One of the only bands where I can hear a 13 minute song and go “that’s it?!”

[@brianmeagher5771]

Lol! So true.

[@jesperlarsson5810]

Exactly, haha

[@BradWest96]

Needs a FOTM

[@markalan7117]

Don't you mean a song in a song in a song in a .........

[@danking9745]

So true.

[@daniellatimer1876]

Scarlet Begonias is one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs!

[@plentyofnoone]

Man look at Jerry how good he looked and sounded oh if we could bring him back for just the day I love you Jerry and all the good music that you made certainly enriched my life thank you

[@jeffmargulies3833]

well put - “enriched my life” - i listen to this “al day long” - it makes me feel good

[@cosmicvagrant3980]

I was at Soldier Field in 95... My Dad raised me on Dead, Blood, Sweat, and Tears... Iron Butterfly, I swear, if I tried i could recite Alices Restaurant, And Paul Harvey's "If I were the Devil" .... What the Hell has happened to this country?

[@wangson]

He does look wonderful here! So full of life and energy and playfulness...and I think all that is reflected in his playing during this one.

[@charlesvanitvelt6710]

Haha cozmitt vagrant! My last dead shows were soldier field 95. Then Jerry passed and it was done for me! No further fest or phish show could replace a DEAD SHOW!

[@stevegraham3907]

Amen. Jerry and the dead have brought my family great joy since attending our early shows at Alpine Valley..

[@wilddave]

What? No one has commented on the excellent camera and audio work. Hey, this was done in film - way before digital video. Beautiful. And almost 50 years later, we can enjoy the artistry of The Dead and their cohorts. BRAVO!

[@OaktownBman]

The crane shots were 20 years ahead.

[@stephanieking-peterson7515]

Love this

[@phillipschloss3984]

Beats the hell outa digitalvidiotal

[@edwardsisson3580]

All 9 fingers !

[@matthewgray469]

You are absolutely right, No CGI and its beautiful. I was able to be privileged to see this movie when it was first released in movie theaters around the country and I believe it is not too hasty to say that the Grateful Dead and the Beatles were the best of all time. Good Night and God Bless. I need some sleep now.

[@Subvisual]

a sketchy coworker at a fast food restaurant gave me a cassette mixtape with this version on it. Blessed!

[@Michaeldavis-il6od]

I am a Dead Head 😂

[@birage9885]

I was at this gig. I was about 18 at the time, what a blast it was. I never seen so much 'smoke' at a concert, and happy people to boot !! The extended jams were great.

[@samanthab1923]

Very cool. This is the Jerry I like to remember ❤️🙏🏻

[@jod1653]

Reminds me of going to a Rush concert with my friend and his dad. He asked the cop on security "Why don't you do something bout all those people smoking in the crowd?" Cop said "Pssh I'd Have to write up tickets for 90 percent of the crowd"

[@philiptone4709]

Me too. I was up in the balcony on the left side of the stage. Smoke. Well, yes. Oh, how happy we all were. I was at the previous night too, and if possible, it seemed even more psychedelic as Saturday.

[@jotttn]

That’s so cool! What a fantastic memory to have

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

I would have been in hawg heaven!

[@jdel7525]

This is vintage Dead....a masterpiece in its purest form.

[@TheMightyGreenEagle]

This is the band I remember. I saw them about sixty times before around '77, and I feel bad for people that didn't get to see them until later. It just wasn't the same. Of course, it was never the same after Pigpen.

[@seh581]

🙌

[@alexandermcginnis-noaafede5897]

I know, right?

[@geo3573]

I was at a Dead concert in 72 in NYC. Stoned beyond belief and may it happen again :)

[@travismoore22]

I have theory that every single human being is the best at something. Most never discover their true gift, that is most definitely not the case with the dead! ❤

[@bertkilborne6464]

I fix things

[@JamesMolesky]

I burst clouds

[@sflare99]

Love the Dead and Donna all day. They are both beautiful. All day. All day. Love u all

[@notreallyhome]

she's from Muscle Shoals, born and raised, + a sessions artist there, check out the documentary, it's fantastic!

[@mizzo9]

Cool to see Donna on pitch and going back and forth with Jerry. Bob and Phil sounding awesome. Such a great sound

[@samgorton2027]

"On pitch" is a bit of a stretch. I'm far from a Donna hater, but I wish she'd have backed off a bit on this performance.

[@notreallyhome]

think her sound on this is fantastic, assume the band did too to consider for a film - who knew this? "Donna Thatcher would begin her path in music as session player in Muscle Shoals , Alabama where she was born and raised" if you have not seen the documentary on Muscle Shoals, great one to watch...

[@4hq847]

I see a lot of comments on here talking about Jerry, Bob and Phil’s playing, but Billy doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Just listen to that backbeat. It’s the definition of a groove. The fact that he played that solid beat for 13 mins is amazing. Hands down one of my favourite drummers.

[@speedspeed121]

I always say Mickey took away from the band. When it's just Bill, the rhythm is so much better and funkier/jazzier

[@steinbauge4591]

we hear them all 😉

[@steinbauge4591]

@@speedspeed121 true but they wanted Mickey so go with it

[@jendavis9875]

I think drummers get lots of love off stage. They're the backbone afterall

[@David-el6et]

Agreed. Also, their sound is so much crisper and airier with just one drummer. In my opinion anyways.

[@suki3407]

I was there it was my boyfriend Peter's 17th birthday. I was 16. We went to three nights in a row I think. Anyway, we grew up in SF and basically attended high school at Winterland Dead Shows.

[@suzannahwells4587]

Best childhood ever!! So lucky 🍀😉👍🏽✨🕺🏽🎶🌹🎸

[@dosken756]

@@marianohinojos9936 I'm taking a WILD guess here: Absolutely.

[@ronniechilds2002]

That's too cool! Good for you. I live in VA, have a friend who grew up in NYC and saw all the Fillmore East shows, and still has the original posters for a bunch of them. Who elese did you see in SF?

[@yippeeyokai5750]

Winterland High School would be cool

[@BillyBoothder]

i bet you've never seen a beard so epic that it has its own microphone.

[@stephanieking-peterson7515]

That is the most awesome comment so far today!!!

[@christopherhlad3397]

YES. Ron Wickersham microphones. Never been done like that before nor since. Truly inspired boutique noise-canceling microphones. BEST CHRISTOPHER HLAD

[@mosquito6282]

I was just thinking how full his hair was

[@williamcolmer4184]

@@christopherhlad3397 ?? ??0lll

[@LateNightProductionsYT]

@@williamcolmer4184 i think the top mic was for the voice and the bottom mic was picking up all the other onstage sound and then that mic's signal phase was flipped so that when you combine both mics you get only the voice and none of the onstage sound. This design came about because originally i think the Dead wanted to hear the same PA that the crowd was hearing, so the PA system was BEHIND the band, which is pretty unusual.

[@8acenelson]

The whole performance is great, with some of Jerry's best singing. And God almighty could that band play. I sure miss the days when the Dead were always touring and you could see them at least once or twice a year. Their music will live forever.

[@davidjordan2011]

Not to mention, at the very last minute, at the Oakland Coliseum, particularly on New Year's Eve, every year. As I said, at the very last minute, because it was a huge venue.

[@8acenelson]

@@davidjordan2011 It must've been cool to live in No. California when the Dead were doing shows. I imagine they played a lot more in that area. The New Year'd Eve gigs must've been incredible.

[@happyhiking4179]

@@8acenelson It was crazy - we never appreciated it, because it was prolific

[@maxsingwell]

These songs and videos keep my spirits up now that I’m older and the world seems darker. I saw them about 20 times. It was the closest thing to religion I’ve ever felt. RIP Jerry.

[@samdp8497]

I'm with you on that Karen. I was lucky to see 27 shows. My wife and I used to go 2 and 3 days in a row when they came to Hampton Coliseum - early 80s - stay at the motel 6 with all the other dead heads - good times - where the hell are we now?

[@beals6631]

I get that religion thing. DMB live has reminded me of religion

[@patricknoveski6409]

I hear that brother. They left me with such awe as for days after a concert, I knew my life had changed for the better. Truly magic in the air. 🎉

[@JohnNathanCO]

I remember walking into Winterland that night and being kind of freaked out because it was so lit up inside. Well, they were filming, duh! Had a great time and now, 46 years later, it was well worth putting up with lights 'cause I get to relive a highlight of my youth!

[@waynej2608]

@Burr Anderson Oh yeah, that guy. Lol. I'm hoping he has since, had a change of heart. The guy he was debating, had the right idea.

[@Scott64a]

@@waynej2608 Well tbf he was high on acid, so I'm guessing twenty minutes later he forgot all about that trip.

[@waynej2608]

@@Scott64a Even better.

[@benkleschinsky]

Wow really? Looks really dark in the official released film. What a memory.

[@edwardsisson3580]

Thanks John I am literally living at now

[@lkboettcher]

Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right

[@CantUnderEstimate]

Was looking for it. Found it.

[@CantUnderEstimate]

2:01 Gosh so good had to listen tO it twice

[@scotthilton6495]

Jerry was so young and full of life.

[@lisica8458]

Jerry at his best and healthy.

[@miltonbharrison9402]

We all were

[@davidmellish3295]

@@bubblebryan of course they did and you know this how ?

[@brucegrunwald20]

1971 to 1979. Best years

[@davidmellish3295]

@@bubblebryan and how do you know the CIA killed him with acid ? What reason do you have for thinking the cia was responsible for his death and what possible reason did they have

[@PhukIT1865]

brings a smile, one of their greatest songs

[@darkstar92772]

Bobby doesn't get enough love. He's always where he should be.

[@tikhongilson3770]

My favorite Deadster.

[@ashleyupshall7641]

Right on an amazing tonal rhythm guitarist

[@mallingmjod608]

Phil Lesh is one of the greatest bassplayers ever...

[@wrenchhead4378]

Lesh Philling, bass great

[@guitarslinger213]

@@wrenchhead4378 Once in a while you get shown the LITE.

[@ebookpioneers]

Well somebody had to make up for how terrible Garcia was on guitar.

[@greatwestern101]

One of.....?

[@Memphis.Strangler]

@@ebookpioneers you're invalid, move on

[@BillKinsman]

More than 50 years ago, but it would be a great show today! I still miss Jerry so much!

[@billdobbins8372]

The only band ever that everyone can play their own song and it all fits perfectly

[@MrCaquita23]

I discovered Grateful dead when I was 14 years old thanks to Sublime. For that reason this is one of my favourite Grateful dead songs.

[@jamesgordon3494]

The look on Jerry’s face is priceless. The music took him to another universe and he took us all along with him.

[@arizjones]

Bill Kreutzmann's drum groove is in the pocket, and it gives the band the place to do some jazz improvisation, that is like no other band that ever existed.

[@spookgook4903]

Ever heard of Umphreys McGee?

[@arizjones]

@@spookgook4903 Yea I have. Not even close to as cool as the Dead in 1974.

[@tompoynton]

those high hats 😙👌

[@petersonlafollette3521]

If this extended jam doesn't keep you movin'/groovin' then check your vital signs...

[@bobareebop]

Yup. Not at all a jazz track but his jazz sensibilities really shine here. In the pocket indeed!

[@ericgoodman9876]

I love that call and response between Jerry and Donna!!

[@summermcpherson8209]

You have a great point! He pretty much plays the same notes that she sings.

[@notyrmom5698]

She and Jer were FEELIN' it.

[@McClimber234]

7:00

[@philiprobinson5647]

One of the best performances of this brilliant tune by this brilliant band

[@johnkeeley5111]

Gotta say, this is one of the best performances of Scarlett Big

[@cjm3729]

All the aspects of this song are fine, but in my view Jerry’s guitar work on the original recording is one of best ever written anywhere, by anyone. That is why this song is so great.

[@jgfunk]

Even with the lyric flub

[@jennoelle29]

Scarlet Begonias has some of the catchiest GD lyrics out there: "Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right." "The sky was yellow and the sun was blue." "Strangers stopping strangers..." Love it!

[@gary4833]

Robert Hunter was like no other...amazing lyricist

[@guitarslinger213]

I was just thinking the exact same thing. The words just STICK on this one.

[@shariklein5883]

Once in a while you get shown the CHANNUKAH LIGHT!

[@notyrmom5698]

One of my fav's has always been "if you get confused, listen to the music play". Helped so many times. Love all you guys! (~}:)

[@jt3486]

Acid trip 😄

[@JerryGarciaPOBox]

The Jerry I prefer to remember. Just awesome! Keith's at his peak & Billy is ...Billy. The most underrated drummer ever.

[@MrJimyjaymes]

Such a different feel without Hart

[@jakollee]

@@MrJimyjaymes I prefer Billy alone, much more subtlety and swing to his playing.

[@doublek321]

@@jakollee Couldn't agree more. Personally, I think the GD were at their best with 1 drummer (Kreutzmann).

[@tikhongilson3770]

Mickey was mostly a percussionist, with Bill keeping steady time.

[@timothyleary2900]

I just got home from a 2 week stay in the hospital. I've got this masterpiece blasting through my Altec concertos and I guarantee everyone within 100 yards of my house can hear it. It's 11:30 PM. So good to be home.

[@ChrisDonoghue-y8n]

Weird thing to boast about. You're somehow proud that you're a nuisance to your neighbors? Awful. I'm a Deadhead, my neighbors may or may not be, but I wouldn't force my preferences on them, especially at 11:30pm. You're disgusting. Jerry would vomit at the site of you.

[@aspjake123]

Hell of a classic speaker.

[@dannieoffield5012]

Jerry is so skilled and musical right here.. Wake up fellow earth citizens... So inspirational and his guitar goes beyond his vocal. Special...

[@lukepenlington53]

Jerry guitar playing is still the most beautiful I’ve ever heard

[@danmetallo6441]

Al DiMeola isn't bad, IMO...

[@godfreydaniel6278]

I was at these shows - all of them. If the boys were in town - what were you gonna do - stay home and watch TV?

[@brianmeagher5771]

Haha! When they pulled into my hometown, my whole damn high school showed up! And this was in the 90's!

[@robertschreiber8099]

In 1983 (?) , I was ready! Had permission ,( I WAS under age) the money, and ways back! Gerry had that stroke, : (

[@Arthurdankarelli]

I saw 1 show when I was 15. Jerry’s last performance at Giants stadium. A lot of people say he sang horrible those nights but I’m super grateful I got to see my favorite band live at least once.

[@jimcarroll7981]

At least not till Pay pre view. To this day, I’d prefer to just walk around the arena, sans ticket, Then have front row seats to any other concert...Well, at least until my world truly came into being, and I heard Janes Addiction. Jane stinks, she needs to take a shower.

[@BarekHalfhand]

Jerry was such a brilliant guitarist...

[@AC-bn5kf]

Hugely underrated. He had a ridiculously keen sense of improvisational melody, in so many flavors. Like the greatest jazz musicians. Jerry packed more tasty fretboard turns in one damn song, from one damn concert, than most guitarists ever come close to laying down. An absolute icon.

[@gangoffour6690]

Good yes, but to self serving and to self absorbed. He just couldn't tear it up like many great guitarists.

[@wrenchhead4378]

Great banjo player as well..

[@suazot]

This statement here. Unbelievable licks. And in real-time improv

[@BarekHalfhand]

While I saw the dead a bunch of times during the '80s and '90s I didn't really appreciate them the way I do now... Of course those Alpine valley Wisconsin weekends are kind of hard to remember 😁

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

Bobby, Phil, Bill, Donna, Keith.... I learned happiness from this

[@danfuller478]

12:17 An amazing moment caught on film. After playing the head and jamming on out, the Scarlet Begonias theme reappears, naturally presenting itself to the band, allowing them to wrap things up. Catch the look on Jerry's face as he delights in how these things just sometimes happen!

[@fourwaykey23]

This was beautiful to listen to early this morning. What a wonderful musical ride it was .

[@ernestbass7254]

Jaaa Mon ..62 and still jamming to the Dead ..stoned and drunk Fuck em hahahaha 1979 was my first show !!!!

[@JeffEinstein-digitalapostate]

My very first GD concert. Forever grateful to my big brother. Traveled south from Santa Rosa in his VW bus -- how apropos...

[@monsevelarde7272]

Santa Rosa NM?

[@neilphelan145]

@@monsevelarde7272 I think he is referring to Santa Rosa Ca. It's about an hour north of San Francisco. ✌

[@JohnNathanCO]

My buddies and I used to catch the Golden Gate Transit on Mendocino Ave. and take it down. If we didn't get back to Lombard St. in time after a show, we had to spend the night in the Doggie Diner!

[@petermillward282]

The small smile when Mr. Garcia hears the chorus come back is priceless. The essence of the band playing for the beauty of music. Brother John saying, Listen, just listen. The only time he was right. Commercialized and pigeonholed later for freaks and Deadheads. I always liked them. Like a painting someone insists that you look at and declare your love it for what they see. It's beautiful. For sure. But I see it differently. Thank God they recorded this. 50 years gone by.

[@max__taks]

For my lonely deadheads out there- remember that Scarlet Begonias was played around 50 times before pairing up with Fire on The Mountain, you will find you special someone one day Edit: I am now single but my statement still stands!

[@notyrmom5698]

What a GREAT thing to say! NFA

[@frickfracked]

I did too!

[@SuperJiggawhat]

So true

[@christinemott8799]

Yes im lonely. I lost my tribe

[@bunnybeckman8029]

Me too ,I’m single was with my husband from Iceland for about 40 years off & on ! ❤️🐰🌹🌹👽🪐❤️‍🔥💥☄️☠️💀👻🥰🦅🦋

[@pantheraonca7414]

These shows were supposed to be the last shows the Dead were ever going to do. That's why I went to the show on 10/16. It was Bobby's birthday. They cut his birthday cake on stage. Winterland. Ahhhhh yeah, Winterland.

[@alexh1355]

probably some good icing on that cake

[@geostronggrateful]

Winterland...home sweet home!

[@bunz1432]

Why were these supposed to be the last shows?

[@notyrmom5698]

Sometimes the memories actually hurt...

[@danmetallo6441]

That was my first girlfriend's birthday... (although she was a bit younger... =- )

[@aalokjoshi6839]

Remember when I heard this rendition for the first time in college. I was just beginning to explore the dead. The first time I heard it I knew I was listening to a masterpiece and that the studio versions were merely basic straightforward expressions of these jams. Beautiful.

[@stereode1uxe]

1) they just don’t film concerts like this anymore. Beautiful cinematography. It’s so intimate, so well cut from moment to moment. 2) I love the cat and mouse / call and response between Jerry and Donna. 3) the band is so in the pocket on this one. 4) Jerry’s playing on this one is just brilliant. He’s on his game big time this eve. Just love every minute of this one! Epic.

[@mikeagent6616]

cocaine Jerry was far better. The 90's were a joke............

[@ralphnoyes4366]

@@mikeagent6616 The decline was painful to watch.

[@Valkonnen]

You got when you said that they don't "Film" concerts like this anymore...This was actual Motion picture film capturing this. Video that they use today cannot capture warmth and richness like chemicals on celluloid.

[@m.oldani]

Walking around NYC. This too!!!!

[@sigguy5843]

Those early '70's shows were the best in my humble opinion, especially in the old theaters like the Fox in St. Louis and the Paramount in Seattle even the Fillmore East. Miss those days....Literally, the house was rocking!!!!

[@jimsanti2234]

Uptown Chicago

[@denisehood4376]

My fav song. Winterland, Mecca for us during the 70's. Cant count all the concerts here. Miss it so.

[@blueridger28]

My mom left me for Jerry and the dead through the mid 80s until the end 😆

[@bcsorensenman]

Just want to thank whoever recorded and shared this stuff. WE LOVE YOU. Almost as much as we love the Dead. Too young to be there, but still listening, and love you Jerry, Ron, Keith, Brent... RIP. See ya on the other side, hope to someday thank you in person.

[@plentyofnoone]

I have about 50 wife shows first and second set on Cassett dated on what show and where my friend said in the taper section

[@SSDD34687]

@@plentyofnoone i was a taper. I have over 2000 cassettes, i am now transferring to cd. So glad i got to be a part of this historical band.

[@deaded2]

Love is not a strong enough word

[@PaulFormentos]

Vince Welnick

[@Djoubot]

Am I the only one who thinks this is the best video that has ever passed the earth???

[@jwilli726]

You know the movie was great when THIS was left on the cutting room floor. so glad we have the Winterland 74 footage, imo the best that exists of the band

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

love donnas contribution :) what a woman :)

[@barriglick]

And that's what makes the 🌎 go round....never was a Donna fan. ☮️ 🎼🎶

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

lol...... ur definitly an enlightened dead head :)@@barriglick

[@Thadmotor1044]

When we find ourselves in the present day shit storm there is always the good ole Grateful Dead

[@JamesMolesky]

Wise words, my friend. Peace and I hope to see you at terrapin station.

[@jesseywallerdiemont9911]

Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!☮️⚡️🌹💀

[@Bearhasmusic]

That is one of my favorite lyrics of all time by any artist!!

[@jesseywallerdiemont9911]

@@Bearhasmusic I’m with you on that one! Robert Hunter is something else man!

[@lukefish9443]

@@Bearhasmusic 🎖 absolutely

[@bluex-ray1979]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💀💀💀

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

Thanks for preserving the real magic

[@mitchellcollins6142]

In the Dead world the moment was tantamount, the artifact not so much.

[@AnvilOfTheGods]

I like the standalone versions of Scarlet Begonias, pre-1977. It's a delicate offering.

[@RealDiaz]

The intricate polyrhythmic groove blows my mind.

[@BlorbusUnimax]

hahahahahahahahaa

[@johndarcey925]

Jerry Garcia will always live in the hearts of all Dead Heads. Then, now and eternally fond of the band As we all get Older in the way, of Dead and Company, we must remember Jerry Garcia's been recorded more than any other artist which means that there is 500 thousands ton of steal your face music put there at your fingertips. GD4Ever thanks for reading JD. RIP my best friend Steve Woods.

[@direwolf8124]

Just amazing, the dead, the greatest band ever

[@staggerrabbit]

I wanna know who the fuck shot this! This is from 1974! I wouldn't believe it but Jerry still has dark hair and Donna is singing. Absolutely unreal video of an unreal band! Thanks to whoever shot and most likely restored/cleaned up

[@someguy42093]

This is the Grateful Dead movie. Released in theaters in 1976. Are you unaware?

[@popal7408]

I attended a few GD concerts and could stand for three hours cause I didn't feel my legs get tired but my heart renewed.

[@eric2995]

I love your pfp!

[@jer1er]

I was only 4 days old when they did this show. When I was an adolescent I used to wear Grateful Dead t-shirts that I bought at a flea market because I thought the skeletons looked cool. When I was in college and into grunge, thought they were boring AF. Then many years later, I came to the light. ;)

[@donaldshaw2627]

No one can really understand the dead if they didn't see them live it was just like they say a long strange trip and it never ends

[@donaldshaw2627]

Some of Jerry's best playing ever so sublime and understated just beautiful

[@davidmichael4002]

LSD and the Dead. A heavenly union.

[@arlieferguson3990]

Such a great live band. I remember hearing them for the first time inside a VW bus. I was about 19 and the driver explained that the only way to listen to them was either at a concert or bootlegged copies that were hard to get. You had to commit to following them to be able to enjoy them. A lot easier now.

[@benkleschinsky]

It's really neat to see an extended jam of Scarlet that isn't cut in half by Fire, as awesome as that is.

[@newusernamehere4772]

This is my favorite one, nice to see Donna take the lead for once, and it ended up being one of the best parts of the show

[@martinslade777]

I don’t know I’m itching for fire. Almost seems Jerry wrote it to follow Scarlet

[@nosmoking7239]

The wonderfully Grateful Dead. After a long days work, it's the dead I seek to relieve me from my worldly troubles.

[@Jpgizmo]

Being a heavy metal guiratist, Garcias solos are out of this world

[@1369buddy]

Billy's just bushwaken through this,, jerry picking perfect notes, I miss the big Stealie on Keith's piano, Donna's killing it,,,

[@Hammerzippy]

Music just isnt the same anymore. Grateful dead, hendrix, jopilin, beatles! The positive energy is timeless! I cant think of ANY recent that can compare.

[@joeyricci3796]

Jerry just naturally oozed talent.... What a brilliant guitarist he was, with Bob together they played off each other! Killer tune! ✌🏻😎👍🏻

[@jamespriest9658]

I freaking adore our tribe. We miss u large Jerry and Robert..Suddenly there was community of folks that were nice to each other, that weren't afraid to dance alone... Bobby and Phil filling in the blanks and still filling them in there are Donna nos.. I say Donna was exactly when and where she was needed.. two yes two amazing drummers.. think of all the amazing keyboard players..we will nvr forget Pigpen.,. Pigpen we don't forget

[@mirkogalic535]

Donna was just beautiful to me.

[@michaellelle4447]

Is it me or do we need more of the beauty of Donna G. And the Dead to show the kids who think they can jam music right now, still we have the footage 🤪

[@Mysucculentchinesemeal]

What a smile on Donna Jean!

[@thegracienetwork7847]

Some colleagues of mine worked on the animation for the movie... they said it was really fun when Jerry would drop in and check out their work. He never gave feedback, just loved everything they were doing. Let their creativity fly totally free

[@garysparks4372]

I saw them at Winterland with this sound system.!!! 3:39

[@clam3974]

Mmm 74... I remember my first time hearing the lyrics. "The sky was yellow and the sun was blue"

[@docdeens4030]

If things were only that simple now

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

@@docdeens4030 Just de-condition yourself from the values that threatening bodies are forcing down your throat, its that simple.

[@docdeens4030]

@@Ryan-xq3kl ...working on it. That's why I keep going back to these videos. Ray of sunshine in a barbed wire world

[@Rowjimmyguitar]

Just drop some lsd bro and you'll be fine

[@LeileeBaker805]

Rings in her fingers bells on her shoes🎵💜

[@brucegoodall3794]

Truly the Leader of the HEART of GOLD BAND.... RIP JERRY, and J. P. Hagen. Nicest guys I ever met. Least I forget Skip Batten in this category.

[@brotherdave61396]

I am so tired of the Donna Haters, love this!. like many have said, if she was good enough for Jerry ( and elvis presley) she's good enough for me!!! thanks for sharing. we saw Jerry back in the daze when he still looked like this at the Fox in st louis ("70?) dosed on orange sunshine, it doesn't get ANY BETTER!!

[@ArienDH11]

@Michael Kean Sounds like you dont have a ear for how music works

[@jimrebr]

Ahh, 1974, the year I finally saw the Dead, I bought tickets in December 1968, but the Promoter was fake & then I got tickets for the weekend of my 18th birthday in 73, but that show got canceled. In May of 1974, my Bay Area cousins came down and we had a family picnic & of course a bunch of us cousins snuck up to the bushes to smoke my uncles pot & my cousins invited me up in a month to go to see New Riders Of The Purple Sage & The Grateful Dead!! What a show, and a year later I moved to the Bay Area, and saw them constantly, as well as seeing JGB in Berkeley at the Keystone. Yay!!

[@user-cb5we5dr5g]

Best jam of all time change my mind

[@finnclougherty453]

Donna looks and sounds great here

[@JudoChamp]

Looks - yes!! Sounds.....hold barf-bag like this, please...

[@peoriavideosltd6822]

@@JudoChamp Nails on a chalkboard.

[@mikegoldstone6832]

There are some bands that no-one can imitate but that I hope a bunch of kids in 2021 can get inspired by and do somehing that is as original.

[@sweetstephylu]

I still to this day 40+ years I cherish being at in SF for this run of shows! And, AND _ it’s 10 months after I climbed up the fire escape of the Boston Music Hall for the beginning of their Wake of the Flood Tour. For our after-show excitement we, me and three from NYC, roamed their floor at the Hotel. Garcia was lingering out in the hallway and I walked over, stood so close to look deep into his eyes [met Garcia at their Hotel after 12/2/1973] I’ll never forget his Chester cat Grin :) it was my FIRSt Dead Show and I am forever grateful ☦️

[@Andrew19Fleming]

One of the best videos on KZbin

[@immortalserito774]

Instantly one of the most accurate comments on KZbin.

[@chuckwilliam4746]

@@immortalserito774 instantl.......

[@kevg1869]

Amen

[@kevg1869]

@@immortalserito774 Right on

[@aliasdyln33]

​@@kevg1869 No - Dead on!

[@JusticeAlways]

The Wall of Sound sound system was phucking incredible...saw 3 shows with them playing thru it. Unforgettable experience! 😊

[@SimonJelffs]

Grateful from England..!!🙏💖✨👌🎶

[@erichobbs4042]

The thing that I love the most about The Dead is that I know all the songs, but I can listen to the same songs and they are always a little bit different each time. Familiarity with the excitement of something new and unexpected. Nobody else has ever quite managed to pull that off so well.

[@wackery_zeimer]

Love everyone smiling at the end when they come back together from the jam!

[@patricknoveski6409]

Jerry trying to coax her to let go! I love this experience. The Dead in a trance of cords. Beautiful. ❤

[@TedKraut]

I’ve seen this many times for many years . I love it never wears me out Keep ❤️trucking on

[@brentdelaurentis8114]

I love Donna and when Billy plays the drums alone sometimes

[@derrikferguson3219]

This is badass. Jerry looks great here.

[@mikespaulding1118]

Donna Godcheaux is the quintessential flower child in the summer of love. Trading calls and response with Jerry Garcia, how cool is that?

[@Patriot1Freedom]

Best damn 9 finger guitar player I’ve ever seen

[@markalan7117]

Most ppl who lost a finger would not have picked up a guitar, but Jerry, fortunately is not most ppl!

[@plentyofnoone]

Amen brother amen

[@gracie99999]

that’s crazy I didn’t know that

[@richardnaronis7839]

This is just awesome Sit back and enjoy. The show 🎉

[@deanallen927]

DAMN! Donna's lookin' GOOOOOOOD here!